Carson Palmer aced the test.
With a brace protecting his rebuilt knee, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback took the hits, avoided the rush and threw three touchdown passes Monday night in his first game back from the injury.
By halftime of the 48-17 preseason victory over the Green Bay Packers, Palmer had convincingly made his case that heâ€™ll be ready for the season opener.

Showing no hesitation to take a tackle or take off on a scramble, Palmer completed 9 of 14 passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns. It felt like old times at jubilant Paul Brown Stadium when he pointed his right index finger to the sky after his second touchdown.

â€œI canâ€™t say I felt real emotional,â€ Palmer said. â€œIt just felt like a business day, a chance to get some work in.â€

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Aqua4Ever04

08-29-2006, 01:00 AM

A lot of people said this off-season for the Bengals will be the down fall of them. I however have always believed they are a perrinial Super Bowl contender. My prediction that has Cincinnati as the #1 seed is looking pretty good right now.

Goin` Deep

08-29-2006, 01:28 AM

Palmers return definitely makes the Bengals a serious Super Bowl contender in the AFC (Anthony Wright does not). He`s the leader of that team and you can tell they rally around him. I think Cincy is probably the 1# seed in the AFC and they`ll win the division over Pittsburgh.